Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-08

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Thsmaat eampasss pdEsisai urssh g
b psessza dsy b Secretary BayaE6
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nd IaSt ssspeEsans pssisiens b ne
be has IN Iss thAs fhsss
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sad BAH - dnz1sg @1ng yeaFs - C1e-
Ersssao1sl SERIES.
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fog Ghs Dsm sezztis n0m1nzsio1 ssE M
Pssm6sney. AZ every natio1& eoustn-
siou Of bis paEsy - has had enshaasas-
tis s1ppoxsera. anf baG0Ee every o1s kis
nsEae has been pTsssnssd- He wan ons
Of the sEigibse msn II ths party, and hs
nosntzatiss b any Ds@osEntse n@taon-
81 eoussnsson slsos ne wAs voaid ne
hsss bssz . ssEpEiss - ne eo1ufry.
Eev. hsvsvsE. nobody thiun o. bsy-
ard - 9 Pfssissatial eas1id1tA
Tb0sxh thrss ysass 40 be vas regard
sd - being n sTsFJ vsy etssd for re
ofsss q Freshest. tie Dsotton 81 nis
ns@s ssdsy voald q oass eali foEshths
obiseaion that Mr.. Bsysrd y entirely n
eompssanf 30 diseharRs IN . proper
manner tie daaiss Of ths DSst respon-
sibse pssstios IN he gafs Of ths AmsFs-
can peopis. CorAdsnes in him has not
bssu nsrsly SHAKES 10 d eons. Those
Who oDos kslisssd bin 70 b among the
wissst Of sbs wise, Bov regard him -
among sks mos ordinary Of eitizsns-
He hAs fallen from his high position -
soupIsssly 81 Il be had esnnitted .
crime.
One msy well vssdef ~ this Sudden
revision Of the popular opinioa Of Bay
ara. He has oosapisd . position in which
men usaalIy scqaise rather than lose
regulation. He has oorduotsd himself
With becoming dignity. Why. thea has
bis great reputation fer wisdom and
craftsmanship 80 completely disAppeaE-
ear Tbs reason u not dikeult 70 And-
His SERVES - ssersssTy Of susie has
made evident even to bic friends, thai
his tslanis and Accomplishments have
been fsArfally oveEsstimsted. BE wa
Ihoaehs 10 be . giant, and be Is foand
70 be Q pigmy.
So long g. Mr.. BaJaFd ooeupied .
plaoe IN the Senate he maintained
reputation for statssnanship Of high
order. How be did this il mystery,
for be never distinguished himsslf eth
&c 10 debate sF otherwise. Never bril-
liant, be Vas always th0aaht 70 b e.
pabls Of brilliansy. Never Displaying
power, be YES always Supposed to pos
ssss il. He vas looked upon a. the
DemOeraiie leader 10 the Senate, and
a. one Of the ablest members Of
bis party. The Presidency seemed 70
be lass beyond bis reach, and when bis
party cane into power his ssleotiOn - .
member Of the Cabinet was regarded 80
a matter Of coarse.
Il vas an evil day for Mr.. Bsysrd,
howevsg, when be left the Senate for the
Cabinet. As senator be could en-
zeal his real dshcienciss. As Cabinet
officer, however, they we're RlAEin9ly ap-
parent. and be bad not Occupied the 20
sition Of Secretary Of State for 9 month
before they we're generally perceived.
be stumbled from blunder 70 blunder
IN q manner that would have bean q
discEsdis 10 . ward politician. he dis
played Q total inAbility 10 grasp inter
national questions OF to appreciate the
methods Abd objects Of American d.
plOmacy. Daring bis ineunbeney Of
the once Of Secretary Of State be has
done more 70 disesedii his sOantry
abroad and more 10 isopoEdiss tie
great Interests Of America than the
most tnoo1pstent VI his predecessors
eoald have accomplished In . decade.
He has net failed to commit = blundeF
uhenever the commission Of one seemed
possible. He has shown 90 great an in
capacity that one wonders how be ever
mausged 10 acquire the reputation be
enjoyed a. Senator.
BayaFd's fate should be q warning.
A man may sesm very biz 30 long 40 be
is only one Of 3 large BODY, and 10 not
individually responsible 70 anybody in
particular; bat when be IL compelled to
stand alone and act for himself ,his true
propoFtions soon become apparent.
Little men With BIG FspusatiOns should
hereafter remain where their reputa-
tons can cover them.